tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post8166152306899715301..comments2024-03-29T00:53:18.760-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Lady Bugs Are Eating My Tomatoes!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-70371866496275476732013-05-27T22:44:19.235-05:002013-05-27T22:44:19.235-05:00Sue,
I sort of imagine that they just poisoned the...Sue,<br />I sort of imagine that they just poisoned the lady bugs. They probably thought the lady from the big town of 16K and who spoke funny (educated and not hysterical or twangy country) just didn't know what she was talking about.<br /><br />Lots of twangy, country-speaking people know lots about gardening, so not criticizing these people. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-15890958138682824832013-05-27T22:40:50.382-05:002013-05-27T22:40:50.382-05:00Palmetto bugs would be horrid. Now, I am curious a...Palmetto bugs would be horrid. Now, I am curious as to what they were. However, there are other bugs that are like lady bugs, different color that do eat things.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-65783228096516500072013-05-27T09:54:02.559-05:002013-05-27T09:54:02.559-05:00I don't know what those ladybug-like critters ...I don't know what those ladybug-like critters were, then. I think it was my nasty sister who said they were Japanese beetles. They used to bug me (pun intended) because they got in the house all the time, but they weren't as bad as the palmetto bugs in Florida.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-22106272808240178312013-05-27T04:52:28.366-05:002013-05-27T04:52:28.366-05:00:-0 Oh, my stars and garters! Bless you, dear lady...:-0 Oh, my stars and garters! Bless you, dear lady, for trying to set these ladies on the straight path.Sue Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150735651127251014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-65636019424631911452013-05-26T20:31:45.718-05:002013-05-26T20:31:45.718-05:00Janie,
I think that Japanese beetles eat plants, n...Janie,<br />I think that Japanese beetles eat plants, not aphids. They are a pest in a soybean fields. Japanese beetles look nothing like a ladybug. There is no way a person could confuse the two. Ladybugs are round and red with black spots. Japanese beetles are longish and iridescent/metallic blue-green and bronze and have no spots. There are other beetles that look like ladybugs and eat aphids. Don't ask me what they are...lol. As for biting, I have encountered many JB and never even had one get on me. But, I will now be careful, just in case. Other beetles eat aphids; JB don't. I, too, am a garden ignoramus at times.<br /><br />I don't think you are an ignoramus. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-60089500925598935132013-05-26T19:45:35.031-05:002013-05-26T19:45:35.031-05:00I am a garden ignoramus. We had little critters in...I am a garden ignoramus. We had little critters in Illinois that looked a lot like ladybugs, but I think they were called Japanese beetles. The farmers wanted them in their soybean fields because they ate aphids. Since I lived in the middle of their fields, the beetles came in my house. They could bite. Hard. Now you have me thinking about ladybugs, and I just realized I don't think I've ever seen a ladybug in my neck of Florida. How odd.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-135037061264294052013-05-26T12:57:48.531-05:002013-05-26T12:57:48.531-05:00Katidids,
Yes, and these are people you would thin...Katidids,<br />Yes, and these are people you would think would be more in touch with nature. I saw a few ladybugs in the house in early spring, but none outdoors. Of course, they show up better when they fly into a pot of something or crawl on vegetables that are light, or sit on the wall. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-35390334612637380652013-05-26T12:46:12.518-05:002013-05-26T12:46:12.518-05:00AAK@!Don't you hate it when folks just wont le...AAK@!Don't you hate it when folks just wont learn?? I've been seeing more lady bugs in the area this spring than I have in a long time....hope a few find their way to the gardenKatididshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568618127371786808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-38559353734167594292013-05-26T09:50:54.304-05:002013-05-26T09:50:54.304-05:00jambaloney,
I let a snake live here and even thoug...jambaloney,<br />I let a snake live here and even though I had to try to beat it to my chickens eggs, it cleared out all the ground squirrels/chipmunks that I hated so. My friend in the country had a huge tomato garden in his front yard that had a guard snake. No birds or other tomato-loving critters ever touched a tomato that year. <br /><br />I would not describe myself as a country or city girl, as I have lived both places, mostly city. However, I suppose reading and listening to parents and relatives made me more aware of the ways of nature than these people who were definitely country people. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-65619330557056534542013-05-26T09:46:01.190-05:002013-05-26T09:46:01.190-05:00Rat,
Thanks!Rat, <br />Thanks!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-72530452735071302442013-05-26T09:45:34.696-05:002013-05-26T09:45:34.696-05:00Rat,
I think there was mention of buying ladybugs....Rat,<br />I think there was mention of buying ladybugs. There was such chaos that it was hard to sort their objections. Oh, I always defend ladybugs and have never killed one. Oh, there was that time I vacuumed several hundred from each window and the ceilings. I was so kind that they thrived. There was no way to catch them and put them outdoors.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-52353064163876088502013-05-26T07:29:07.387-05:002013-05-26T07:29:07.387-05:00great post!
i was going to mention what the rat ...great post! <br /><br />i was going to mention what the rat already said - people order ladybugs to PUT INTO their garden - i doubt that is a pest!!<br /><br />a lot of people who should know better kill hawks and snakes just because... if you have problems with rodents, this is the last thing you should do!<br /><br />90% of time, natural predators are a gardeners friend!jambaloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084215893557618903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-4355208720526084652013-05-26T05:40:49.252-05:002013-05-26T05:40:49.252-05:00By the way, I been meaning to tell you for awhile ...By the way, I been meaning to tell you for awhile now what a terrific blog I think you got here. It is delightful. thank you for all the work you put into it. the ratAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-73269272991945883172013-05-26T05:37:07.827-05:002013-05-26T05:37:07.827-05:00I know of a fellow who orders ladybugs through the...I know of a fellow who orders ladybugs through the mail to turn loose in his greenhouse! They are wonderful little bugs who will do battle with aphids and other such critters. Besides they are neat to hold in your hand and watch! Thanks for coming to the defense of ladybugs! good post, the ratAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com